[RE-wrenches] CSST source

[Kurt Albershardt]

Can someone point me at a supplier for CSST, tools, and fittings?  I've 
Googled my way into oblivion searching for these and can only find 
references to gas tubing.

One of my vendors who uses it guards their sources far too compulsively.


thanks...




On 2/26/09 2:19 AM, Bill Loesch wrote:
> David, Mike, Carl, et al,
>
> Just a heads up regarding the Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)
> cutting technique. If you opt not to get the dedicated tubing cutter; not my
> recommendation but an option, at
> least get the profile rollers and use a sharp (new) dedicated wheel in your
> own tubing
> cutter to cut the very thin CSST. What ever amount of feed you give the
> cutter with copper it's way too much for CSST. The profile rollers will keep
> the very sharp cutter in the same track and make a clean break if you feed
> slowly. If you don't, you will collapse the tube or get a non clean break
> with a burr and get to start all over
> again. If you start over enough times the new cuts will make the length a
> bit
> too short to do the job.
>
> Remember to bond the CSST as per manu. instructions. If this CSST behaves
> anything light the gas CSST, without bonding, it may develop a pinhole leak
> when subjected to nearby
> lightning and arcing occurs between the CSST and another ready ground. At
> least some manufacturers address the arcing issue with a better jacket.
>
> There are benefits and disadvantages to almost everything.
>